Month: April 2017

After France says their investigation “proves” Asad’s responsibility: US, UK and France Refuse to Send Forensic Scientists to Site of Alleged Chemical Attack in Syria (Make Wars History) Tying al-Azhar to the state undermines its legitimacy. “There will be no liberalization of the religious discourse, or anything else for that matter, unless a climate of…

The leaders of Iran and Saudi both know “ideas about the value of the individual, rule of law, and representative government ‘are now authentic features of Islamic thought and society’”: A Mideast Rivalry Worth Watching (Christian Science Monitor) The Communist Party prohibition bars those with common Muslim names “including Imam, Hajj, Islam, Quran, Saddam, Medina and…

“Some research suggests that Islamic schools may actually promote more free thinking among Muslim-American youth than public schools can”: This Islamic School Helps Students Build Their American and Muslim Identity (NPR) Unconvinced after two hours of oral arguments, the judge said the word ‘executive’ must mean something in “executive orders,” so the words of Mr.…

As if to demonstrate contempt for Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) covenant for Muslims to protect St. Catherine’s monastery, ISIS boasts of its attack on policemen near the Christian holy site: Deadly Attack near Egypt’s Old Monastery (BBC) NU Leader Said Aqil Siradj says that the Indonesian “form of Islam, called Islam Nusantara, … matches better with Indonesian traditions…

RESERVE YOUR SEATS FOR THE MINARET OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE’S 24TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER ON APRIL 21, 2017 AT THE MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN IN BETHESDA. FEATURED SPEAKER WILL BE MUSTAFA AKYOL ON ISLAM, JESUS, AND THE GOSPEL OF LIBERTY. Although “the first female Muslim judge,” kept her first husband’s last name, was once in the Nation of…

“Egyptian men and women rushed to mosques in Tanta to donate blood” in response to a call that came as blood “stocks at the hospitals were beginning to run out” … Muslim Egyptians Donate Blood to Deadly Church Blast Victims (Al Arabiya) … but for the Egypt’s dictator the attack means even more power: Egypt…

“Experts suggest it could have been jihadi rebels [to blame]. It wouldn’t be the first time”: Is Assad to Blame for the Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria? (Deutsche Welle) “We are asking for an impartial international fact-finding body to be set up … to find out where these chemical weapons came from”: Iran’s Rouhani Wants…

The U.S. appears once again to be positioning itself to ignore reports that someone (we wonder who?) has supplied the rebels with chemical weapons: U.S. Dismisses Russian Assertion Rebels to Blame for Syria Gas Attack (Reuters) Police said the victims share in the blame because “[i]t is illegal to transport cows, but people ignore it and…

“Even in death, we’re being denied our place as human beings. Don’t do that, please” — Boufeldja Benabdallah, long-time Quebec City resident: Proposed Muslim Cemetery Highlights Tensions in Quebec Community (Globe and Mail) “American residents were more likely to be murdered last year because they were Muslims than they were to die at the hands…